In order to be a good leader you must have good traits‚ but sometimes they might have some flaws. Such as Odysseus‚ even though Odysseus is a good leader and has good characteristics he does have some flaws in which I’m going to explain you. First what makes Odysseus a good leader is his strength‚ courage‚ and determination. In the story Odysseus shows strength when he has his men tie him up to listen to the Sirens. “Therefore you are to tie me up‚ tight as splint‚ erect along the mast‚ lashed
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Odysseus was a very faithful‚ courageous‚ brave‚ and a intelligent man. He was not very admirable though. For example‚ when Odysseus is "stuck between Charybdis and Scylla‚" he chooses not to tell his men about the nearing danger because he knew they would become alarmed and would put the entire crew and the ship in danger; instead‚ he said nothing‚ hid himself below‚ and allowed 6 men to be eaten! These next few paragraphs are going to explain situations in the epic that reveal some of these traits
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Odysseus showed a lot of features in being a hero. From stabbing a cyclops in the eye to going to the underworld to more risky and dangerous things. Odysseus loves to take risks no matter what the consequences are. Odysseus as we know is a risk taker and performs daring actions. In the story his crew comes across a cyclops that later was blinded by a stab wound to the eye performed by Odysseus. This shows his daring and risk-taking feature. The way he performed this action it could have went wrong
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G Ella Dierberger 4/18/11 Global History Acc Mary Foran How Were Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh Different in Their Fight for Independence? Mohandas Gandhi and Ho Chi Minh both fought against foreign rule in their country; Gandhi against the British rule in India and Ho Chi Minh against the French reign in Vietnam. However‚ Gandhi fought peacefully and religiously‚ with fasts and boycotts to gain India’s independence‚ while Ho Chi Minh was a Communist ruler who believed violence and a good military
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Long Miserable Essay Throughout Ernest Hemingway’s career‚ the characterizations of his protagonists remained consistent. The classic “Hemingway Hero” is either a code hero or a wounded hero. The coded hero attempts to find meaning in a meaningless world by living according to a personal code. The wounded hero is‚ as the title obviously reveals‚ a hero who has been injured physically or psychologically. The two heros come and enter into a student-teacher relationship. The code hero is the teacher
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Humanities Exam Essay Structure Amza 10E QUESTION 1 INTRODUCTION Contention Gandhi was mostly effective in achieving independence for India Terms Evaluate – finding how valuable Gandhi was as a leader through his ideas about passive resistance that he introduced to his follower and how he used it to achieve independence Effective Leader – is someone who doesn’t always successful‚ but able to bring change and new ideas to the society. An effective leader should have support from his follower
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address this dilemma in their plays Oedipus and Othello. Through their nobility‚ their tragic flaws‚ the fall these flaws cause‚ and the suffering and wisdom they derive from these falls‚ Oedipus and Othello reveal the true character of the tragic hero and show the devastating consequences of pride. Both Oedipus and Othello are distinguished by nobility: Oedipus by birth and deed and Othello by a distinguished career. Oedipus is the son of King Laius and Jocasta his wife‚ the king and queen of
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That’s My Hero! The Ohio State University Terryl Rumph Heroes are not only created for television popularity‚ but for a purpose. Shows such as Dare Devil‚ and The Walking Dead have become increasingly prevalent within popular culture. From a handicap crusader‚ who defends the streets of New York City at night‚ to a man protecting his love ones from reanimated corpses‚ societies are fascinated by the lore. These characters inspire the world to overcome obstacles‚ and achieve higher success in life
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The Time After As Prophesied by He Who Hears the Waters Recorded in the annals of time Odysseus‚ son of Laertes – Bravest of all men Ulysses‚ son of none – Most stubborn of all fools As there can be no man braver than a stubborn fool you both shall stand before me and hear what I have to say. Together you will walk a shadowed path that the greatest among all men before and after feared and will fear to walk in the light of day. The first sign of your final undoing is this – a fountain of ambrosia
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Gandhi Between 1858 and 1947 the British ruled over India. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria‚ who was also called Empress of India‚ and lasted until 1947‚ when the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two sovereign states. Gandhi went to South Africa at the age of 24 and worked there as a legal representative for the Muslim Indian Traders. He spent there 21 years
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